1941 Invasion of Iran - Regime Change WWII-Style

In 1941, Iran was jointly invaded by the British Empire and the Soviet Union. Why did this happen to a neutral country? Find out how what happened in 1941 changed Iranian history and its difficult relationship with the West.

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[MarkFeltonProductions]

NOTE: When I list the recent examples of regime-change in the Middle East, my use of the word 'SUCCESSFUL' is entirely ironic. Perhaps my British humour is not travelling well with some viewers. Thanks.

[spikeyflo]

My father was a German citizen of Czech origin who had lived in Iran for about 10 years before 1941. He, along with many others, was arrested then and spent 4 years in a POW camp in Australia. Thank you Mark for your succinct video.

[SeanBZA]

My mother was a refugee in Tehran during the war, a Polish refugee from a Siberian camp. Her parents are likely buried there in the Polish cemetery.

[naivett]

My grandfather was a young boy during the Anglo Soviet invasion. He told me once how he was sent with all the children in his family/neighborhood out of his city (Qazvin) and into the mountains and remembered Soviet troops marching down the city streets after he returned.

[damien]

Never knew WW2 had an Iranian chapter. Thanks dr Felton!!

[shahrammolaei]

As an Iranian, I would like to thank you for this video. I have been following your channel since 2017 and I enjoy all your productions but whenever the topic is related to Iran, I feel even more excited.

[jonathanlong]

Thank you for greatly reducing my ignorance of Iranian history 1930s-1953.

[neilhunter]

Your unbiased presentation of history should be an example in these times. No spin, no editoriaizing. You present unvarnished history and respect the intelligence of your audience. These are rare qualities today. Thank you.

[babakht]

Mark's channel is basically my main reference for WWII. Now as an Iranian who is naturally familiar with my country's history, when I see how accurate his videos are it makes me sure that he's info is reliable. Not a word or a photo was inaccurate in this whole video.

[uncleeric]

This is a very little known and interesting WW2 topic. Cheers from New Jersey.

[mitchmatthews]

Bravo! I enjoy how you link modern news to WW2 incidents. Cheers, Mark!

[PinkSlime]

Wow this is the earliest I’ve been to a Mark Felton Production!

[precisiond]

Money back from the IRS and a Mark Felton production video, my day is complete, Thank you Mark!

[royboy]

The novelty of these videos will never wear off. Love your work Dr. Felton. Many thanks.

[fishandchippedd]

Dr. Felton, you have no idea how much help and ambience I receive when I put your videos in the background while I study! Coincidentally, I have an exam for my WW2 class and every bit helps!

[williamneumyer]

More refreshingly grown-up content from Felton.

[UnknowableThen]

Mr. Felton, do you ever realistically think that you will run out of WWII stuff to cover? I feel like each video I think, "Ok, Mark Felton HAS to have covered everything there is to cover" but then you come out with something I've never heard of, it's awe-inspiring.

[flybobbie]

My Iranian friend did his national service in northern Iran, on the border, in the 70's. Showed me pictures of the stone hut in lived in for a year.

[RichardBlaine-ey]

Interesting history lesson, the impacts are visible today

[rvk]

mark always has the maps, shows the flags and insignias. Always great attention to detail. thank you for your work.